A BLACK Country teenager has been killed in an horrific crash in a stolen vehicle.

Warren Burnside, aged 19, of Eva Road, Oldbury, died in the car which crashed in Cambridge after police tried to stop it.

The grey Vauxhall Nova car, stolen in Leicester-shire some hours before the crash, failed to stop in Victoria Road when requested by the police patrol.

The tragedy happened at about 5am on New Year's Eve. The car sped off towards Huntingdon Road where it plunged into an underground car park. The driver died and two people were badly hurt in the smash.

The passengers were taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. An inquiry has opened, police said.

A 16-year-old youth who was a passenger in the car was described as being in a critical condition with life-threatening injuries.

A 19-year-old woman passenger was said to be serious but stable. The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the incident.

A police spokeswoman said it was not clear whether the officers were pursuing the Nova when it crashed.

She added: "A few moments prior to the crash police officers driving a marked Cambridgeshire police vehicle had attempted to stop the car.

"When signalled to stop by police officers the Nova is believed to have driven off at speed, crashing a few moments later."

Today a shocked neighbour, who did not want to be named, said the dead teenager was the family's only child.

She added: "His parents thought the world of him. They made sure he had everything. It is so upsetting for them. He was never any trouble to me."

She also said the family had moved from the Galton Village Estate, Smethwick, about four years ago and that Warren was unemployed.